Acossus populi, the aspen carpenterworm, is a moth of the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in the United States in Nevada, Colorado, California and in the northern Rocky Mountains. In Canada it is found in Ontario and British Columbia.

Acossus populi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Acossus
Species:
A. populi
Binomial name
Acossus populi
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Cossus populi Walker, 1856
  • Cossus orc Strecker 1893
  • Acossus generosus Dyar, 1925
  • Cossus angrezi Bailey, 1882

The wingspan is 50–68 mm.

The larvae feed on Populus species, mainly Populus tremuloides.

Subspecies

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  • Acossus populi populi
  • Acossus populi angrezi (Bailey, 1882)
  • Acossus populi orc (Strecker, 1893)

References

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  1. ^ Markku Savela (September 15, 2005). "Acossus genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-11.